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terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| natural resources | useful materials found in the environment. |
| raw materials | natural resources that must be worked to be useful. |
| renewable resources | natural resources that can be replaced. |
| nonrenewable resources | natural resources that can't be replaced. |
| environment | natural surroundings. |
| manufacturing | the large scale production of goods by hand or machine. |
| colonization | the movement of settlers and their culture to a new country. |
| industrialization | the growth of machine powered production in an economy. |
| deforestation | the loss of forest cover in a region. |
| biodiversity | a richness of a different kinds of living things in a region. |
| civil engineering | technology for building structures that after the landscape such as dams, roads, and bridges. |
| pollution | waste usually man made that makes the air, water, and soil. |